Could Katie Couric be heading back to NBC?

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Honoree Katie Couric attends the 2014 Women's Media Awards at Capitale on October 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 26: TV Personality Katie Couric speaks onstage at the 'Katie' Panel during day 6 of the Disney ABCTelevision Group portion of the 2012 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 26, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JUNE 10: CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric receives the Alice Award from the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum June 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Alice Award is named for suffragist Alice Paul. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Katie Couric and Beyonce Knowles pose at the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF's) colon cancer benefit on the QM2 cruise ship at pier 92 on April 24, 2004, Manhattan, New York. (Photo by Andrew Kent/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 24: Katie Couric greets Al Roker at the Entertainment Industry Foundation's (EIF's) colon cancer benefit on the QM2 cruise ship at pier 92 on April 24, 2004, Manhattan, New York. (Photo by Andrew Kent/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Television Host Katie Couric speaks on stage during the Worldwide Orphans' 10th Annual Gala at Cipriani, Wall Street on November 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Worldwide Orphans)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 09: Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric speaks onstage during 'Disrupting Politics' at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 12: Katie Couric and Matt Lauer get a visit from the Athens 2004 Olympic mascot Athena on the set of the NBC Today show on August 12, 2004 which has moved to Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JULY 10: (L-R) Singer Celine Dion chats with NBC Today Show co-hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer during her performance on NBC's Today Show Summer Concert Series at Rockefeller Center July 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JUNE 4: (U.S. TABLOIDS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Today Show Host Katie Couric and Muppet Elmo appear at the Sesame Street Workshop 35th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani June 4, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6: NBC 'Today Show' host Katie Couric testifies on colon cancer screening during hearings conducted by a US Senate Special Commitee on Aging 06 March 2000 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Couric, whose husband died of colon cancer two years ago, stressed the importance of colon cancer screening. (Photo credit should read GEORGE BRIDGES/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, : US First Lady Hillary Clinton talks with NBC TV anchorwoman Katie Couric (L)10 September during an event in the East Room of the White House promoting colon cancer awareness and prevention. Hillary Clinton announced a new research grant to fight colon cancer and unveiled a new public service announcement to promote prevention. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: NBC Today Show anchor Katie Couric speaks to guests at the 'Women's Health 2003' Luncheon presented by the Entertainment Indusrty Foundation and The American Legacy Foundation at the Four Season's Hotel on February 24, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. Couric moderated a panel of medical experts to help raise awareness about important health issuses among women today. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)

P365555 02: NBC Today Show host Katie Couric testifies about her husband's experience with colon cancer before the Senate Special Aging Committee March 6, 2000 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: Katie Couric and Matt Lauer from NBC's Today Show appear at the 76th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Herald Square November 28, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

391358 26: Television host Katie Couric talks with the boy band Backstreet Boys July 2, 2001 on the Today Show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. From left to right are Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Couric, Kevin Richardson and A.J. McLean. (Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images)

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It's been nearly a decade since Katie Couric said goodbye to the "Today Show," but media insiders are pointing to signs that she might be headed back to NBC in the near future.

Both the New York Daily News and CNN's Brian Stelter reported Friday that sources with inside knowledge say Couric has been in discussions with Andrew Lack, a former NBC News exec who's rejoining the network. NBC announced Friday morning that Lack had been hired to supervise all of the NBC News groups, including network programs like "Nightly News" and "Today" along with the more left-leaning MSNBC.

The possible return comes as NBC News struggles to regain its once dominant footing in the TV news race. Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer continued to rule the morning show ratings after Couric left, but ABC's "Good Morning America" managed to capitalize on the bad-will that came with Ann Curry's abrupt replacement and now regularly top "Today" in the ratings.

The network has also been plagued by Brian Williams' very public fall from grace and subsequent suspension over revelations that he distorted the truth on at least one occasion and possibly many others. Weekend anchor Lester Holt has held solid ratings in his wake, but maintains only a razor thin margin above ABC's David Muir at "World News Tonight."

Williams' suspension immediately sparked speculation about a Couric return, which she initially denied on Twitter, saying "any rumors about me and NBC completely untrue. Wishing my friends at my former home the best during this tough time."

But if the latest sources are correct, she may be going home again soon.

Couric spent nearly two decades with NBC from the late '80s until her departure from "Today" in 2006. She left to become the first female anchor to helm a network news show solo with CBS, but failed to ever snag the top-notch ratings she'd enjoyed during her time with NBC. After her CBS News gig she moved onto ABC News and then to Yahoo.